"One swallow doesn't make a summer" 😉 On Wed, 2 Oct 2024, 3:22 am 'John Kline' via weewx-user, < [email protected]> wrote:
> > If it is something I really need to work, I only buy if it is sold by > and shipped by > > Amazon/Walmart. > > The problem is, Amazon commingles shipped and sold by Amazon merchandise > with 3rd-party merchandise of the same bar code. Google it. > > I make no claims about Walmart. > > On Oct 1, 2024, at 6:29 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > >  > I don't know the country, but in the US, Home Depot and Lowes sell CR123A > batteries. Lowes is less expensive than HD in my area. > For Amazon/Walmart/Etc, just remember that they are the same as EBay. They > actively recruit vendors to post their merchandise for sale with little > care if the items are old, fake, whatever. > If it is something I really need to work, I only buy if it is sold by and > shipped by Amazon/Walmart. > > On Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:04:25 PM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> My apologies. For some reason I thought we were talking about the >> console. No idea where I got that idea from! >> >> On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 5:06 PM Gerard Cerchio <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The station reported low battery for the 2 weeks that the counterfeit >>> battery was installed. Normally the low transmitter battery indication goes >>> off within a day. The kicker was that the station went dead last night and >>> picked up once the solar cells lit up at dawn. I ran out to home depot and >>> purchased a replacement and that is working perfectly and the low >>> transmitter battery indicator went off immediately. I looked further and >>> the name of the Amazon seller has changed at least once in the comments. >>> There is no doubt it is just another Amazon scammer. >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 4:10:44 PM UTC-7 Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>>> It's certainly possible that you got a bad battery, but double check >>>> that your AC charger is working. I say that because it takes about 2 weeks >>>> for a VP2 to go dead if you unplug it. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2024 at 3:13 PM Gerard Cerchio <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here is a warning to people who have stations that use the CR123 >>>>> lithium battery. >>>>> AmazonMy vendor Battery Suplier is selling bad Panasonic batteries. >>>>> this is the URL >>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-BAT002-CR123A-Lithium-Batteries/dp/B01B3EQR8A/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8> >>>>> The battery totally failed in 2 weeks. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0a57d2cd-8975-40ae-b5d6-72a5eaf829b1n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0a57d2cd-8975-40ae-b5d6-72a5eaf829b1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/aecd5cf5-0da3-4ec5-9558-fd037829f5d9n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/aecd5cf5-0da3-4ec5-9558-fd037829f5d9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/dd051db9-690a-4518-988c-1b580049dba8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/dd051db9-690a-4518-988c-1b580049dba8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/A5A1F60A-41BF-47BA-A1C2-8DD54F277E86%40johnkline.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/A5A1F60A-41BF-47BA-A1C2-8DD54F277E86%40johnkline.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAEzr%3D0ZLbdX90gTL%3DbWvcspZo17%2B7cSE%3DZNfXj-T9eP4r1Denw%40mail.gmail.com.
